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Atlético Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann spoke to the media ahead of Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League semifinal second leg against Arsenal, highlighting how historic a moment it could be for the club to reach the final of the tournament again before he leaves in the summer. “Every time we start the Champions League, you see yourself […]
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone was in a relaxed mood as he addressed the media at the Emirates Stadium in North London on Monday evening ahead of the UEFA Champions League semifinal second leg. Asked if the locker room was feeling the pressure, Simeone said “no, I think I notice that you guys are always […]
Coming off arguably one of the best wins of the season against Valencia, Atlético Madrid travel to London to take on Arsenal in the second leg of the Champions League semifinals. It’s a winner-take-all match following Wednesday’s 1-1 draw, and both clubs are desperate to end up in Budapest for the May 30 final. Tuesday night’s winner […]
What a dream day for Atlético de Madrid. In his 1,000th match as a head coach, Diego Simeone was able to rest every player in the starting 11 from Wednesday’s Champions League match, give three Atlético Madrileño products their first team debuts and gain three important points toward securing Champions League participation for next season. […]
Atlético Madrid celebrated a surprisingly comfortable 2-0 win over Valencia with debut goals for youngsters Iker Luque and Miguel Cubo, both stepping up from the B team, in the first game for 41 years where two debutants scored for the club. “There was Cubo’s quality, I made it clear to him what we need to […]
An extremely youthful Atlético Madrid gave manager Diego Simeone an unexpected gift for his 1,000th match as a manager, by beating Valencia CF 2-0 at a seething Mestalla. Second-half goals from substitutes Iker Luque (20) and Miguel Llorente “Cubo” (18) sealed a famous win on the East Coast, which allowed many first team players to […]
Sandwiched in between the two legs of Atlético de Madrid’s UEFA Champions League semifinal is a matchday 34 showdown with Valencia in LaLiga. It’s a Saturday afternoon kickoff at Mestalla, where Atlético will rotate heavily once again amid injuries to key players — who will be afforded further rest following Wednesday’s 1-1 draw with Arsenal […]
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone played down talk of distractions as he insisted that his side were taking fixtures one game at a time ahead of Saturday’s visit to Valencia in LaLiga. Simeone rejected claims that he would rest key players, even with one eye on Tuesday’s Champions League semifinal second leg against Arsenal. “It’s […]
Atlético Madrid played out a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final tie with Arsenal that many have branded as “controversial.” The Gunners took the lead from the spot in the first half before Atleti scored a penalty of their own after the break. Arsenal’s second penalty of the game […]
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone reflected on refereeing controversies and went on to insist that his side was the better team after a 1-1 tie in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal against Arsenal. Asked about the penalty awarded against Atlético in the first half, Simeone said, “to award a penalty, it […]
The opening 40 minutes of Atlético de Madrid’s UEFA Champions League semifinal against Arsenal were evenly matched for both sides, until individual errors plagued Atleti once again. Julián Alvarez’s poor header in midfield directly led to the penalty won — and converted — by Viktor Gyökeres just before halftime. Coming out of halftime, the Rojiblancos came […]
Before the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg against Arsenal, Atlético Madrid captain Koke spoke to the media to address the big occasion. “As the day gets closer, I get nervous and my stomach churns. It’s kind of like your first date with a girl you’ve just met,” Koke explained in his media availability on […]
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone celebrated his 56th birthday on Tuesday by speaking to the media ahead of the UEFA Champions League semi-final against Arsenal at the Estadio Metropolitano. Asked if football “owed” Atlético a Champions League title, Simeone responded “I think we’re all human, and you just have to ask everyone, it’s clear that, […]
The front page of Marca on Tuesday morning served as notice to the unaware — including those living in Spain and working in the nation’s sports media — that there is a Spanish semifinalist in this season’s UEFA Champions League. “We want to make history,” trumpeted Marca’s portada, replete with a mosaic of six Atlético […]
Atlético Madrid got back to winning ways in LALIGA — something they’d waited over a month to do — with a 3-2 win over Athletic Club on Saturday night. After a sorry first half which saw Atleti go a goal down, the team showed some signs of life early on in the second; goals from […]
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone spoke to the media from the Estadio Riyadh Air Metropolitano on Saturday night following a 3-2 win over Athletic Club. Asked how the locker room is feeling, Simeone explained “we have to keep working the way we are. We’ve gotten to where we are by competing the way we do. […]
Atlético de Madrid hosted Athletic Club on Saturday seeking to end a dismal run of form in LaLiga. Diego Simeone named a relatively-strong XI against the Basques, who went ahead through Aitor Paredes’ bullet header from a corner in the 23rd minute. After sleepwalking through the rest of the half, Atlético rallied in the second […]
Atlético Madrid are preparing for Saturday’s La Liga meeting with Athletic Club, and coach Diego Simeone faced the media on Friday to discuss the upcoming encounter at Estadio Riyadh Air Metropolitano. Simeone was directly asked if he would be distracted by the team’s UEFA Champions League clash with Arsenal on Wednesday night. “It’s just as […]
Coming off a midweek loss to Elche, Atlético Madrid return home to the Metropolitano to battle longtime rivals Athletic Club on Saturday night at 9 PM local time. In LaLiga, Atlético (17-6-9, 57 points) remain solidly in fourth place, but the Rojiblancos have not won a league match in their last four attempts. Their gap to third-place […]
There is a moment, familiar to anyone who has ever watched Atlético de Madrid for longer than a season, where you stop expecting a player to be what you wanted and start appreciating what they are. It is not a moment of joy, exactly. It is more like the quiet resolution of returning a library […]
Atlético de Madrid are targeting Borussia Dortmund attacking midfielder Julian Brandt this summer, according to Marca duo David Medina and Isaac Suárez, as the club sees the Germany international as a potential replacement for the outgoing Antoine Griezmann. Per Medina and Suarez, Atlético are “leading the race” to sign Brandt, who will leave Dortmund when […]
It was another league game where Diego Simeone rotated almost his entire Atlético Madrid squad ahead of another massive cup match in a week’s time. Julián Alvarez, Ademola Lookman, Marcos Llorente, Matteo Ruggeri, Alexander Sørloth and captain Koke all received well-earned rest ahead of next Wednesday’s all-important Champions League semifinal first leg against Arsenal. For […]
Another loss for Atlético Madrid left a distraught Diego Simeone facing the media, this time following a 3-2 defeat to Elche in La Liga. When asked if his team had less at stake than Elche, and whether that factor was behind the defeat to a side that began the round in the relegation zone, Simeone […]
Atlético de Madrid continue to condition the race to avoid relegation in LaLiga, as the Colchoneros on Wednesday suffered a 3-2 defeat at Elche, four days after losing out on penalties to Real Sociedad in the Copa del Rey. Nico Gonzalez notched a first-half brace for a side that saw 10 changes from the Copa […]
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone was not feeling sorry for himself as he spoke to the media ahead of his team’s return to action after Copa del Rey final defeat, with Elche in La Liga next up. “We’ve given the fans the feeling and the conviction that we can reach that level, to believe in […]